The recent Oscars Luncheon Annual Party was a success with all the nominees in attendance for the annual event just before the major ceremony kicks off on Feb. 28. However, it cannot be avoided that the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite will be talked about. The controversy has been circulating ever since the Academy awards have released their list of nominees, who are all white actors and film executives.
La La Anthony is teaming with Grammy-winning producer Timbaland to produce a hip-hop docuseries. La La Anthony is teaming with Grammy-winning producer Timbaland to produce a hip-hop docuseries.
The recent news about Spike Lee and Jada Pinkett-Smith boycotting the 2016 Oscars for not nominating any black actors, as reported by Us Weekly, has brought up a lot of opinions including that of presidentiable Donald Trump and actress Stacey Dash.
"The View" host Whoopi Goldberg is criticizing the idea of the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite, where celebrities announced to boycott the upcoming Academy Awards as reported by Us Weekly earlier this week. Goldberg aired out her opinions on her controversial show last Tuesday, calling out Spike Lee and Jada Pinkett-Smith, per Us Weekly.
As the 2016 Oscars fast approaches, the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite resurfaces according to the Irish Examiner. The publication reports that actress Jada Pinkett Smith and Spike Lee also reportedly used the phrase in light of the recently released Oscar nominees who are all white actors.
Spike Lee is busy promoting his new movie "Chi-Raq." While he's at it, the veteran filmmaker shared his thoughts on the prevalent yet unnoticed gun violence happening in some parts of Chicago.
Spike Lee and Amazon have teamed up for a co-partnership film titled "Chi-Raq," and have released the first full-length trailer for the film. Watch the trailer here.
Jennifer Hudson is still haunted by the dreadful memory of losing her mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew in a grisly triple-murder in her hometown of Chicago nearly seven years ago.
NBA 2K16 will feature an all new mode called Pro-Am Mode, which will take players' characters from the MyPlayer mode and put them into a customizable game with other online players.
Video is part one of a three part series On Monday, 2K Sports released its first gameplay footage for NBA 2K16. The video is focused on cover athlete Stephen Curry and is narrated by Spike Lee, according to Gamespot.
NBA 2K16 is already in the works and it looks like the basketball simulator will keep getting better. With a new MyCareer mode created by director Spike Lee, NBA 2K16 will also make some other improvements.
The Queen of Neo-Soul, Erykah Badu, and subconscious alternative rapper, Common, were among the celebs who paid tribute to Nina Simone over the weekend at "A Celebration of Music In Film," a concert performance shining a spotlight on the music of the Empress of Soul herself, the New York Times reports.
Critically acclaimed director Spike Lee recently spoke with The Daily Beast about his opinion on "Selma's" Oscar snub in the Best Director and Best Actor categories.
The New York Knicks are off to their worst start in franchise history. With a long losing streak in place, no improvements being made to the team, the Knicks should consider moving on from Carmelo Anthony.
The Chicago Bulls and New York Knicks will play each other Wednesday at Madison Square Garden in New York City in their Opening Night game for the 2014-2015 NBA season. With so many headlines hovering over this game, Latin Post.com lists five things to keep an eye.
Bronx Borough President, Ruben Diaz Jr. exited the stage at the Voto Latino Power Summit on April 12, and Voto Latino's CEO and President Maria Teresa Kumar thanked Diaz for his powerful and well-chosen words before she called up a man whom she simply called Lemon. Lemon Andersen (born Andrew Andersen) is a Tony Award-winning poet, spoken word artist and an actor, who was an original cast member of "Russell Simmons' Def Jam" on Broadway, and he has shot four films with Spike Lee.
The ever-changing neighborhood dynamics exemplified the area's fortitude ...until recent times... until the prices of luxury condos, high-end meals and dainty alcoholic beverages equaled or exceeded the cost of the same in Manhattan.
